Strong's H1961: הָיָה (hâyâh) Definition
- Strong's number
- H1961
- Lemma
- הָיָה
- Transliteration
- hâyâh
- Pronunciation
- haw-yaw
- Strong's definition
- to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. a primitive root (compare H1933 (הָוָא));
Genesis 27:40 - And by thy sword shalt thou live thy brother and shalt serve and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck
Genesis 28:3 - And God Almighty bless thee and make thee fruitful and multiply thee that thou mayest be a multitude of people
Genesis 28:14 - And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth and thou shalt spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south be blessed shall all the families of the earth And thy seed
Genesis 28:20 - vowed And Jacob a vow saying If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me bread to eat and raiment to put on
Genesis 28:21 - So that I come again in peace house to my father's then shall the LORD be my God
Genesis 28:22 - And this stone which I have set for a pillar house shall be God's and of all that thou shalt give give the tenth give the tenth
Genesis 29:10 - saw And it came to pass when Jacob Rachel the daughter of Laban brother his mother's and the sheep of Laban brother his mother's went near And it came to pass when Jacob and rolled the stone mouth from the well's and watered and the sheep of Laban brother his mother's
Genesis 29:13 - heard And it came to pass when Laban the tidings of Jacob son his sister's that he ran to meet him and embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house And he told And it came to pass when Laban all these things
Genesis 29:17 - eyed Leah was tender but Rachel and well and well favoured
Genesis 29:20 - served And Jacob for Rachel seven years and they seemed days unto him but a few for the love he had
Genesis 29:23 - And it came to pass in the evening that he took Leah his daughter and brought and brought
Genesis 29:25 - And it came to pass that in the morning behold it was Leah and he said to Laban What is this thou hast done with thee for Rachel unto me did not I serve wherefore then hast thou beguiled
Genesis 30:25 - had born And it came to pass when Rachel Joseph said that Jacob unto Laban Send me away unto mine own place and to my country
Genesis 30:29 - And he said unto him Thou knowest how I have served how thy cattle
Genesis 30:30 - For it was little which thou hadst before I came and it is now increased unto a multitude hath blessed and the LORD thee since my coming and now when shall I provide for mine own house
Genesis 30:32 - I will pass through all thy flock to day removing cattle and speckled and spotted cattle and all the brown among the sheep and spotted and speckled among the goats and of such shall be my hire
Genesis 30:34 - said And Laban Behold I would it might be according to thy word
Genesis 30:41 - did conceive cattle And it came to pass whensoever the stronger laid that Jacob among the rods before the eyes cattle in the gutters did conceive among the rods
Genesis 30:42 - so the feebler But when the cattle he put them not in so the feebler were Laban's and the stronger Jacob's
Genesis 30:43 - increased And the man exceedingly exceedingly cattle and had much and maidservants and menservants and camels and asses